U.S. DOJ files discrimination lawsuit against Milwaukee rental property
The justice department filed a lawsuit Friday saying the owner and managers of a rental property in Milwaukee harassed a tenant based on his sexual orientation and disability.
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News 8 Now Investigates: Unlearning racism in the school system
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT)-- In the wake of Geroge Floyd's death, some leaders are considering what they can do to change systemic racism. For the Winona Area Public School District, that…
25 Jewish members of Congress call for Stephen Miller's firing
Twenty-five Jewish Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to remove senior White House adviser Stephen Miller from the administration based on leaked emails that showed he promoted stories from white nationalist and fringe media organizations.
Academies say Army-Navy hand gestures were a game, not racist
The US Naval Academy and US Military Academy at West Point said Friday that the hand gesture some cadets and midshipmen were seen making on camera was part of a game known as the "circle game" and not a white supre
Senate removes phrase 'white nationalist' from defense bill
The Republican-controlled Senate quietly cut the phrase
Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias, study finds
Federal researchers have found widespread evidence of racial bias in nearly 200 facial recognition algorithms in an extensive government study, highlighting the technology's shortcomings and potential for misuse.
New Jersey bans discrimination based on hairstyle
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law on Thursday making it illegal to discriminate based on hairstyles associated with race, his office said. It's one year to the day that an African American high school wrestler cut off his dreadlocks so he could compete.
Judge throws out hate crime charge in Maryland stabbing
A white former University of Maryland student was convicted Wednesday of killing a black college student at a campus bus stop, prosecutors announced.
Japanese #MeToo symbol wins civil court case
A freelance journalist who became a symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement has won a civil case against the high-profile journalist she accused of raping her.
Misty Copeland called out a Russian theater for blackface
After legendary ballerina Misty Copeland called out the Bolshoi Theatre for its use of blackface in performances, the theatre told Russian state-run media that it would continue the practice despite the criticism.
